WCJC Nuclear Power Technology program lauded in state report

Efforts are underway to make Texas a global leader in the production of nuclear power, and Wharton County Junior College is one of the ed - ucational institutions the state will lean on to provide workforce train - ing. A report - entitled "Deploying a World-Renowned Advanced Nuclear Industry in Texas" - was compiled this past fall by the Tex - as Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group and recommends the creation of an "advanced nuclear workforce development program" to train nuclear-grade welders, reactor operators and radiation control technologists. The report singles out WCJC's Nuclear Power Technol - ogy program for already serving in that capacity. "Wharton County Junior College's nuclear certification lab is a primary source of oper - ators and has gained major recognition," the report states. "(WCJC's program) is a model for other programs to replicate." WCJC Board of Trustee's Chairman J. Paul Pope said that WCJC is committed to continuing in its capacity as a lead institution in nuclear workforce development.